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Stephen G. Patscot

Many organizations overlook a key component of value creation: a strong partnership with the CHRO. For more than 25 years, Steve Patscot has been deeply committed to advising CEOs and boards on finding the right strategic HR partner who can help them drive growth across dimensions including organizational culture and business performance, as well as navigate critical issues from succession planning to identifying next-generation talent to leadership development.

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As the leader of Spencer Stuart’s Human Resources Practice, Steve and his team partner with boards, CEOs and CHROs from early-stage companies to Fortune 10 global enterprises to assess, recruit and develop board directors, chief human resources officers and other C-level leaders who strive to have lasting impact on their organizations. A former senior HR executive who helped grow a medical technology company from $2 billion to nearly $20 billion and developed more than 30 leaders who ultimately became public company CEOs, Steve also brings a best-in-class, firsthand perspective on the challenges of building top leadership teams and HR functions.

With extensive experience across nearly all industry segments, Steve and his team have conducted hundreds of CHRO searches and succession plans for the nation’s top public, private and private equity firms. In addition, Steve is an accomplished writer and speaker on human resources topics. He has written for and been quoted in numerous publications, including The Wall Street Journal, Harvard Business Review and Business Week.

Expertise

CEO and CHRO succession

Boards of directors

Executive onboarding

HR transformation

Talent management

Leadership development

Diversity and inclusion

Recent work

Leading more than 150 CHRO and HR leadership transitions and assessing more than 100 next-generation HR leaders across every industry segment

Advised a board of directors on CEO succession, facilitated the selection and onboarding of the new CEO, who has led the business to an increase in market capitalization of $20 billion

Advised on integration, organizational culture and talent challenges for more than 40 merger and acquisitions transactions all over the world

Provided transition and advisory services to some of the top CEOs in the country

Previous Experience

Leader of global HR teams for General Electric across a range of industry segments, including medical imaging, medical devices, healthcare, pharma, IT and professional services

Education

B.A. in psychology from the University of Wisconsin

Master’s in industrial and labor relations from the University of Wisconsin

Healthcare Executive Program from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Business